 Train passengers are set to face yet more disruption to their journey in the coming weeks after unions added more dates to an ongoing overtime ban. The action will now see services impacted for the remainder of July and into August, with hundreds of trains set to be cancelled as summer travel reaches its peak. The action is the latest in the long-running pay dispute train drivers are facing. coinciding with another round of train strikes as well as action on the Tube, set to bring travel misery to millions. When are the new overtime ban dates – and how will summer travel be impacted? What are the new overtime ban dates? The new overtime ban dates on the rail network will be from July 31 until August 5. It follows the first week of the overtime ban from Monday July 3 until Saturday 8, and a second week from Monday July 17 until Saturday July 22. The latest dates pile on yet more disruption for commuters already hit by a month's worth of strike action. The dispute with Aslef over pay and conditions could drag on for months (Picture: PA) Commuters are facing several days worth of Tube strikes, with services set to be severely disrupted between July 25 and 28 – while train strikes will also take place across the network on July 20, 22 and 29. How will summer travel be impacted? It's likely that hundreds of trains will be cancelled as a result of the overtime ban, with many train companies forced to publish amended or reduced timetables. While it's not yet clear which companies will be affected by the new week of action, National Rail has said that the following will be unable to run a full timetable in the week of July 17-22: The following train operating companies may also be affected – while they expect to run a full timetable some trains may be cancelled at short notice. c2c, Caledonian Sleeper, Grand Central, Elizabeth line, Heathrow Express, Hull Trains, London Overgrou){kind=link}
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Train passengers are set to face yet more disruption to their journey in the coming weeks after unions added more dates to an ongoing overtime ban.
The action will now see services impacted for the remainder of July and into August, with hundreds of trains set to be cancelled as summer travel reaches its peak.
The action is the latest in the long-running pay dispute train drivers are facing. coinciding with another round of train strikes as well as action on the Tube, set to bring travel misery to millions.
When are the new overtime ban dates – and how will summer travel be impacted?